ENT Flashcards
Which cranial nerve transfers stimuli from the cochlea to the auditory center?
CN VIII (n. vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve - from n. vestibularis and n. cochlearis)
What are Frenzel glasses for?
Suspension of fixation
Which are basic balance organ tests?
Romberg
Blind walking
Head impulse
Which are objective hearing tests?
Tympanometry
Stapedius reflex test
BERA
What is the stapedius reflex for?
It protects the cochlea from too loud noises
What is the treatment method for othaematoma?
In an acute case, an X-shaped incision, drainage of the blood and a compression bandage
Which syndrome is typical of this set of symptoms: severe pain in the ear, fever, bulging
vascular inflamed eardrum, hearing loss?
Acute purulent otitis
How long does a Meniere’s vertigo attack last?
2-6 hours
What focal symptoms occur in connection with chronic tonsillitis?
rheumatic fever, nephritis, pericarditis
What is Reinke’s edema?
non-inflammatory chronic edema of the vocal cords